Recommendations
This section of the website will contain a running list of recommended readings, websites, or other content that may or may not be discussed in class. Sometimes, there is just too much good stuff out there for us to cover everything in class. These recommendations can be used for the occasional assignment, or for your independent research if you need help coming up with ideas. Nothing in this section is required. It is simply a list. All of the links should be active.
This section of the website will contain a running list of recommended readings, websites, or other content that may or may not be discussed in class. Sometimes, there is just too much good stuff out there for us to cover everything in class. These recommendations can be used for the occasional assignment, or for your independent research if you need help coming up with ideas. Nothing in this section is required. It is simply a list. All of the links should be active.
- The news is always the same: death. But life is where the story is. http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/14/sunday-review/obit-for-the-obits.html?smid=nytcore-iphone-share&smprod=nytcore-iphone
- What does it mean to live a productive life? What about a happy life? Five exercises that tackle the tough questions. Try these at home. http://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/02/education/edlife/how-to-live-wisely.html?smid=nytcore-iphone-share&smprod=nytcore-iphone
- Why identity and emotion are central to motivating the teen brain. http://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/2015/12/10/why-identity-and-emotion-are-central-to-motivating-the-teen-brain/?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=npr&utm_term=nprnews&utm_content=2040
- What is it about society that disappoints you so much? http://www.filmsforaction.org/watch/what-is-it-about-society-that-disappoints-you-so-much/
- Ted Talks, deconstructed. http://www.avclub.com/article/deconstruction-all-ted-talks-itself-ideal-ted-talk-238070
- The Electronic Frontier Foundation home page. https://www.eff.org/
- 6 Things never to say about disabilities. http://www.diversityinc.com/things-not-to-say/diversity-leaders-6-things-never-to-say-about-disabilities/
- Computer simulation showing the size and scale of Earth to the known Universe. http://video.corriere.it/ecco-quanto-siamo-piccoli-rispetto-all-universo/92fa7e58-5a9a-11e6-bfed-33aa6b5e1635?playlistId=7bd99e92-9e66-11e1-b8e5-2081876c6256&refresh_ce-cp
- Article explaining the decline of alternative rock in the late 1990's. http://www.avclub.com/article/1996-alternative-rock-died-messy-forgettable-death-240366
- The 3rd place medal winner from an iconic moment of protest in the 1968 Olympics. http://griotmag.com/en/white-man-in-that-photo/
- The self-empowerment blogger and author of 16 books, including the Amazon best seller “Choose Yourself,” is an unlikely role model. http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/07/fashion/james-altucher-self-help-guru.html?smid=nytcore-iphone-share&smprod=nytcore-iphone
- Robots may be scanning your résumé for keywords, but that doesn’t mean you have to think like one. http://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/10/education/edlife/job-hunting-in-the-digital-age.html?smid=nytcore-iphone-share&smprod=nytcore-iphone
- A racist system. A brother in jail. One teenage girl turned to animation to make sense of it all. http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/02/opinion/i-destini-race-policing-prisons.html?smid=nytcore-iphone-share&smprod=nytcore-iphone
- Roy F. Baumeister and John Tierney explore what we can do to increase self-control. http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/04/books/review/willpower-by-roy-f-baumeister-and-john-tierney-book-review.html?smid=nytcore-iphone-share&smprod=nytcore-iphone
- Free, classic works of literature for download. They have almost anything you can think of! https://www.gutenberg.org/
- Handwriting lessons for adults. If your handwriting isn't good, the odds are in your favor for improvement. This is a free .pdf and contains some great advice and activities that are respectful and fun. You can use these for your journal writing if you would like to practice. https://www.nala.ie/sites/default/files/publications/better_handwriting_for_adults.pdf
- Contemporary Art website that updates amazing new works from international artists in various media. www.thisiscolossal.com
- A new retrospective of film pairings at Film Forum in proves that, sometimes, one plus one equals three.
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/17/movies/double-feature-movies-in-a-film-forum-retrospective.html?smid=nytcore-iphone-share&smprod=nytcore-iphone - A fantastic photo project capturing the entire California coastline. http://www.latimes.com/local/california/la-me-0828-lopez-end-of-beach-20160824-snap-story.html
- 18 New York Times articles you should read before you turn 18, selected by actually teens and/or college students. learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2016/05/05/18-new-york-times-articles-you-should-read-before-you-turn-18/?smid=nytcore-iphone-share&smprod=nytcore-iphone
- Advice to new college students from older college students. www.nytimes.com/2015/08/02/education/edlife/advice-for-new-students-from-those-who-know-old-students.html?smid=nytcore-iphone-share&smprod=nytcore-iphone
- Opinion piece by a former MTV News anchor about how MTV changed the way our society reports on politicians. www.nytimes.com/2016/08/21/opinion/campaign-stops/hillary-clinton-and-the-ghosts-of-mtv.html?smid=nytcore-iphone-share&smprod=nytcore-iphone
- I dreaded wearing it in middle school. Not anymore. www.nytimes.com/2016/08/28/opinion/sunday/at-the-beach-in-my-burkini.html?smid=nytcore-iphone-share&smprod=nytcore-iphone